Senior Accounting Technician

Working For The City Of McKinney

Working for the City of McKinney is more than a job. It is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. It is also an opportunity to have a hand in the development of one of the fastest growing communities in the nation. In 2014, our community was named "The #1 Best Place to Live in America." Although proud of that honor, everyone on our team is committed to making McKinney an even better place to live, work and raise a family. That's why we exist. Our core values are Respect, Integrity, Service, and Excellence (RISE). We are also supported by servant-based leaders who foster and support a healthy, family-oriented culture. All new employees are expected to embrace and live by our core values and commit to helping us sustain our exceptional work environment as a high performance organization.

Essential Functions/Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

General expectations for all employees include understanding how team, department, and City goals are interconnected, contributing to a positive work culture, maintaining regular and reliable attendance, assessing work performance, contributing to the development of others, working as part of a team, and continuously learning and developing through training opportunities.

Essential duties and responsibilities include providing administrative support to Financial Service divisions, processing invoices for accounts payable, maintaining the vendor database, assisting in 1099 reporting, overseeing the Vendor EFT enrollment program, assisting departments with general ledger inquiries, auditing procurement card transactions, providing expenditure documents for fixed asset recording, writing queries related to expenditures and vendors for financial analysis, researching general ledger accounts and preparing monthly correcting journal entries, relieving management staff of routine administrative tasks, establishing and maintaining credibility by providing timely and accurate analysis and reports, assisting in the preparation and compilation of audit schedules and year end activities, participating in special projects at the request of management, complying with City policies and procedures, and performing other duties as assigned or directed.

Knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors include embracing and embodying the City's core values, effective communication, producing desired work outcomes, planning and organizing work, time, and resources, working in a team environment, intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, mathematical skills, high level of integrity and dependability, speaking and dealing tactfully with others, exercising sound judgment, decisiveness, and creativity, identifying and implementing process improvements, demonstrating a collaborative and flexible style, effective communication with strong oral and written skills, working under time pressures and problem solving, and operation of standard office equipment.

Required Qualifications

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma or GED supplemented by college level course work in accounting/business and three (3) years of previous experience and/or training that include accounting/bookkeeping. Governmental experience preferred in finance/accounting. Any work related experience resulting in acceptable proficiency levels in the above Minimum Qualifications may be an acceptable substitute for the above specified education and experience requirements. Conditions of employment include passing a drug screen and background check, and having a Class C Texas Driver's License.

Physical Demands/Supplemental

Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station. Some tasks require visual and sound perception and discrimination and oral communications ability. There is limited exposure to environmental conditions. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee, and all requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. The City of McKinney is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) committed to an alcohol / drug free workplace and to providing equal opportunities regardless of age, race, color, gender, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.